Job Interview Questions: Who should initiate the handshake in a job interview?

who should initiate the handshake in a job interview?
If the employer does not go in for a handshake should i initiate it?

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If you follow interview etiquette correctly then at the end of the interview the interviewer should extend their hand and then you shake it, some amateur interviewers do it at the start and at the end , but if at the end they don't extend theirs then you extend yours, the professional way to end an interview is tho thank the interviewer and say that it was nice to meet them you can say '' well than you very much for your time today '' [HANDSHAKE] '' and it was lovely to meet you ''

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• The person applying for the job should initiate it, in my opinion. It shows that they're professional and respectful. However if they do not initiate it, then the interviewer should.


• Don't wait to find out who's going to give the handshake. Do it yourself. Doesn't matter if you're dealing with a man or woman.
  
  When shaking someones hand you're saying hello, when leaving you're saying good by. It's just an all round good gesture to make.


• You should, it's a job interview, you wanna show how confedident, friendly,etc you are.


• Well, gee. Common sense would tell you if TWO people are going to handshake and the ONE person doesn't initiate it, you would have to.


• you should most deff initiate it. it shows confidence and friendliness.


• you can initiate


• I like to initiate the handshake. It's odd, because my interviews have been by telephone.


• The person with the "biggest" hands seems to be the rule of thumb in this particular situation.